Pear-Shaped Spritz

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Serve in a Wine glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Chardonnay (Chablis) white wine chilled
1 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water chilled
1 oz Belle de Brillet pear liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Wine glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pear wedge..
  3. POUR all ingredients into chilled glass.
  4. FILL glass with ice.
  5. Garnish with pear wedge on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

A classic white wine and soda spritz, enriched with a splash of pear and cognac liqueur.

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Variant:

Pear Shaped

History:

Created by yours truly in September 2024.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pear-Shaped Spritz contains 108 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 10.91% alc./vol. (10.91° proof)
  • 13.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
6th January 2023 at 15:01
Today I tried an alcohol-free version of this cocktail and call it "Pear-less"
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